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Blueberries and Coffee?

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Blueberries and coffee? That’s not a typical combination I think of, but that’s the latest Coffee-mate creamer to enter the market. I saw the Coffee-mate Blueberry Cobbler creamer at Safeway and had to try it out.

Fruity flavors must be the theme for summer with Starbucks’ orange drinks and now this blueberry creamer. What does it taste like? Imagine a piece of blueberry cobbler. Now dunk it into your coffee cup, and you got it. This creamer smells authentic, but for me, the taste took a little getting used to since I’m not used to blueberries and coffee. Raspberry, yes. Orange, yes. Coconut, yes. Blueberry, not yet.

Coffee-mate has mastered the scent of their creamers which greatly influences taste. You smell blueberry cobbler, so you think blueberry cobbler, then you taste blueberry cobbler. Same with their chocolate raspberry flavor (which I haven’t seen around for a bit).

So if you want something a little bit different for your morning cup, have some blueberry cobbler with your coffee.

Starbucks Orange Mocha

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The Tabasco Man and his wife couldn’t finish a tall sized Orange Creme Frappuccino recently introduced at Starbucks so that didn’t bode well for these new orange flavored drinks. Today, I tried the orange mocha (iced, non-fat, no whip), and it’s okay, more on the funky side.

At first, the orange flavor hits you like a citrus kick in the pants, but then it’s a weird contrast of fruit, chocolate, and coffee. Each flavor is pretty distinctive and doesn’t really blend together. You taste the orange, you taste the mocha, and you taste the coffee… all separately. I prefer drinks with a blended taste, smoothed out like Maxi Priest’s Groovin in the Midnight if you know what I mean.

Anyways, the drink will last through the hot summer, and I’ll probably give it a second shot. The wintery Peppermint Mocha is still Starbucks’ seasonal drink to beat.

Drinking a Godiva Belgian Blends

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Found a new bottled ready-to-drink coffee called the Godiva Belgian Blends. I saw three flavors but opted for the dark chocolate mocha. This drink is self described as a “revitalizing blend from Godiva Chocolatier.”


9.5 oz, 200 calories, 6% of your daily fat, 12% of your daily sat. fat. Forgot how much it costs.

My first sip… ah, so so. Creamy. Doesn’t taste very dark though haven’t compared to the other Godiva drinks. I would try the other two flavors (milk chocolate mocha and French vanilla latte) but probably stop after that. Nothing exceptional about this drink.

Just for background sakes, I’m not a fan of sweet frappuccino drinks either. I prefer iced coffee/latte-based drinks over ice blended drinks. Though Coffee Bean and Tea’s Ice Blended Mocha is an exception since they’re the OG of ice blended drinks.

Update: 15 minutes have gone by, and I’m starting to feel a caffeine buzz bordering on a headache. Not sure what the caffeine content is – this drink isn’t yet listed in the Caffeine Database.

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Jablum – "The Coffee Experience Beyond Compare"

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Saw this new bottled iced coffee, Jablum Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee, at the nearby Nene Goose Bakery so I gave it a try. Labeled as “The Coffee Experience Beyond Compare,” the drink started out good but didn’t finish well. It’s kinda sweet and creamy and tastes really good in the beginning. At the end though, it was too much creaminess and not enough coffee flavor.

A bottle of Jablum costs about $2.40 for a 9.5 FL oz. bottle which is expensive. Since this coffee experience is beyond compare, I won’t be comparing it to other coffee drinks and in fact, I won’t be getting any more.

Coffee, Coffee Cream, and Exploding Coffee

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Just a few updates about my drinking addiction to coffee… I found the new Starbucks canned Iced Coffee drink at the market and tried one. Not bad. The coffee flavor reminds me of a weak version of Starbucks Double Shot drink. Low in calories and fat, nice can design, a little on the pricey side. Would buy more of these when they go on sale. There’s also a Lite version that’s sweetened with Splenda.

I also sampled Coffee-mate’s new creamer flavor, Coconut Creme. The coconut flavor is pretty mild, but the aroma is great. Before you sip your coffee, you can smell that coconut and anticipate the taste. I think Coffee-mate learned this with their Chocolate Raspberry flavor. Same deal, great smell that enhances the flavor as you take a sip.

Lastly, I never did try my Wolfgang Puck Gourmet Latte in a self-heating can. I was holding on to it for just the right moment (like a power outage when I needed a caffeine fix), but now, I read this article talking about defects in the can that can cause serious damage to the consumer. Unofficially, about one in every five cans has some type of problem – not heating properly, funny taste, or even an exploding can. Yikes! Maybe I’ll hold on to my can and sell it on eBay in the future.

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Canned Starbucks Iced Coffee

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Joining the Double Shot, Starbucks is introducing a new canned drink, simply named “Iced Coffee.”

A light, refreshing Iced Coffee drink made with Starbucks Italian Roast coffee and just a hint of milk and sugar.

Starting May 1, local Starbucks is supposed to have samples of this new drink sold in grocery stores.

So before you go in to ask your boss for a raise, be sure to pick up a few cans, offer one to your boss, and hope the persuasive effects of caffeine kicks in.